Putting the new Silk Road in the picture

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Regular Loadstar readers need no introduction to China’s One Belt One Road initiative, the country’s 21st century emulation of the ancient Silk Road that connected Europe with China. But few have actually seen it. This fantastic photo collection from The New Yorker magazine features some wonderfully atmospheric images, from its origin near Chongqing to the Khorgos inland port in Kazakhstan.